Once a thriving cinnabar mining operation, when the market for mercury crashed everyone limped away except for the local critters. You're welcome to explore the ruins -- the fossils are free -- and stop by the original Chisos Mine company store (now The Terlingua Trading Company) and visit the old-timey Starlight Theatre.

You'll probably spend some time in the old jail, too -- because that's where the rest rooms are.

There is an authentic boot hill cemetery with real dead people, both long term and recently departed. A stroll through this picturesque graveyard makes the history of the area come alive -- if not the ghosts.

Or, stop by around sunset on the 'Day of the Dead' and light a candle for the ages, sit around the campfire, and relax under the stars. (Terlingua has a lot more stars than you see at home.)